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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1900
Page
1
Enthusiastic Republicans gathered in the city for the third annual banquet. The event drew local party members and supporters, showcasing campaign vigor and community alignment in a formal, celebratory setting.
The Lincoln Republican club of Calhoun County held its third annual banquet at the opera house in Marshall. Speakers urged honesty in state politics, tax reform, and clean government as hundreds gathered to celebrate and elect new officers for the local club.
Thomas N. Wright turned over 221 to County Treasurer Fisk, settling a reported shortage as the investigating committee reviews his accounts tied to the Baldiera Bellaf commission of Calhoun County. Chairman Henry acknowledged a shortage but withheld details pending a later official report.
The indictment against A. C. Hyde was partly examined in Justice Merca court as W. A. Porter, attorney for Hyde, challenged submitted evidence. Details show amendments to bills and papers presented. James Woodbridge and Guy Fisk testified on the stand during the afternoon session.
A city council committee, appointed by Mayor Townsend, will meet February 19 at 2 p m to discuss a proposed electric railway franchise with Frisbee interests. Business leaders are urged to attend and share views. Bids for prisoner care in the county jail for one year will be received, with bid openings set for February 27.
A fragmentary OCR note references H. I. Peck selling a train hack and mail business, with vague mentions of customers, hacks for tapping, and felons. The text is incomplete and unclear about exact details, dates, or locations.
A reverent ode extols George Washington as liberty’s founder buried by a tranquil river. The poem envisions future generations hearing of his deeds, while his legacy shines like a halo over his sword and battles.
Calhoun County lawyers organize a bar association for thirty years to elevate the profession and promote justice. Officers elected: President H. E. Winsor, Marshall. VP F. M. Wadleigh, Battle Creek. Secretary-Treasurer L. E. Stewart, Albion. A banquet at the Royal hotel followed, with invocations, toasts, and remarks on law, politics, and poetry. A separate incident relates to Miss Cora Vanderhaden being briefly threatened by two men on a dark road near Battle Creek, who fled after seeing a weapon.
Mrs H Lincoln recalls a night of fear for General Burnham's widow in Machias Maine as doctors warned pneumonia would end her life. She took Dr King’s New Discovery and slept through to morning. The remedy is claimed to cure throat chest and lung diseases, 50 cents to a dollar, trial bottles free at Hyde’s drug store. John’s Little Liver Pills priced at 10 cents.
JS. White & Co advertises Black Cat Leather stockings for boys and legging and underwear deals. The copy highlights prices and samples of ladies and children's goods with vague product mentions and scrambled text.
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